high8.8
CVE-2025-13941
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit PDF Reader/Editor Update Service.
Impact
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Foxit PDF Reader/Editor Update Service. During plugin installation, incorrect file system permissions are assigned to resources used by the update service. A local attacker with low privileges could modify or replace these resources, which are later executed by the service, resulting in execution of arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Foxit | Pdf Editor | through 13.2.1.23955 from 14.0.0.33046 through 14.0.1.33197 from 2023.1.0.15510 through 2023.3.0.23028 from 2024.1.0.23997 through 2024.4.1.27687 from 2025.1.0.27937 through 2025.2.1.33197 |
| Foxit | Pdf Reader | through 2025.2.1.33197 |